Food allergy: epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment

SH Sicherer, HA Sampson - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
This review focuses on advances and updates in the epidemiology, pathogenesis,
diagnosis, and treatment of food allergy over the past 3 years since our last comprehensive …

Food allergy and hypersensitivity reactions in children and adults—A review

SG Tedner, A Asarnoj, H Thulin… - Journal of internal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Adverse reactions after food intake are commonly reported and a cause of concern and
anxiety that can lead to a very strict diet. The severity of the reaction can vary depending on …

The alpha-gal story: lessons learned from connecting the dots

JW Steinke, TAE Platts-Mills, SP Commins - Journal of Allergy and Clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can be rapidly progressing and fatal, and
therefore establishing its cause is pivotal to long-term risk management. Our recent work has …

Diagnosis and management of patients with the α-gal syndrome

TAE Platts-Mills, R Li, B Keshavarz, AR Smith… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The galactose-α-1, 3-galactose (α-Gal) syndrome has many novel features that are relevant
to diagnosis and management. In most cases, the diagnosis can be made on a history of …

Diagnosis & management of alpha-gal syndrome: lessons from 2,500 patients

SP Commins - Expert review of clinical immunology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) is a unique allergy to non-primate
mammalian meat (and derived-products) that is associated with tick bites and is due to a …

Investigation into the α-gal syndrome: characteristics of 261 children and adults reporting red meat allergy

JM Wilson, AJ Schuyler, L Workman, M Gupta… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Red meat allergy has historically been understood as a rare disease of atopic
children, but the discovery of the “α-Gal syndrome,” which relates to IgE to the …

Epidemiology and the growing epidemic of food allergy in children and adults across the globe

CM Warren, S Sehgal, SH Sicherer… - Current Allergy and Asthma …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Food allergies are immune-mediated, complex disorders, which
are the source of increasing health concern worldwide. The goal of this review is to present …

Delayed clinical and ex vivo response to mammalian meat in patients with IgE to galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose

SP Commins, HR James, W Stevens, SL Pochan… - Journal of allergy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background In 2009, we reported a novel form of delayed anaphylaxis to red meat related to
serum IgE antibodies to the oligosaccharide galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose (alpha-gal) …

Environmental and molecular drivers of the α-Gal syndrome

A Cabezas-Cruz, A Hodžić… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The α-Gal syndrome (AGS) is a type of allergy characterized by an IgE antibody (Ab)
response against the carbohydrate Galα1-3Galβ1-4GlcNAc-R (α-Gal), which is present in …

On the cause and consequences of IgE to galactose-α-1, 3-galactose: A report from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Workshop on …

TAE Platts-Mills, SP Commins, T Biedermann… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The mammalian meat allergy known as the “α-Gal syndrome” relates to IgE specific for
galactose-α-1, 3-galactose (α-Gal), an oligosaccharide that is present in cells and tissues of …